tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post2734017304280100570..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Taiwan, NGO: Talk Amongst YourselvesMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-37008454236466720092007-02-16T21:00:00.000+08:002007-02-16T21:00:00.000+08:00It's an interesting idea. Why try to get into the...It's an interesting idea. Why try to get into the club in the first place?<BR/><BR/>Taiwan wants 1) its citizens to get into places easily on a Taiwanese passport 2) free trade agreements 3) participation in WHO 4) participation in international police organizations and mutual extradition treaties 5) this really should be one, but security. It seems this would be quite possible without US officially recognizing Taiwan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18542755723245204242007-02-16T17:25:00.000+08:002007-02-16T17:25:00.000+08:00Michael, I have no comments on the issue you're po...Michael, <BR/><BR/>I have no comments on the issue you're posting about here, but wanted to make sure you knew about this new book-- "Taiwan: The Threatened Democracy" by Bruce Herschensohn. <BR/><BR/>Here's the link, from the Taiwan Journal: <BR/><BR/>http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/site/tj/ct.asp?CtNode=122&xItem=23877Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-13053369041767886162007-02-16T12:24:00.000+08:002007-02-16T12:24:00.000+08:00...In this legislation, McCain and Frank Wolf (R-V....<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/><I><B>In this legislation, McCain and Frank Wolf (R-Va) called for establishment of regional democracy hubs under a selected US mission in a given region.</I></B><BR/><BR/>U.S. "regional democracy hubs"?!!!<BR/><BR/>LOL!!!<BR/><BR/>If there's anything the U.S. promotes these days -- it 'aint "democracy". <BR/><BR/>Seriously though -- to be honest, I can't make any sense of this idea at all. This sounds like some kind of wacked-out neocon half-thought. The question is: who's "globalization" is this?<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>.skiingkowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381159852660053893noreply@blogger.com